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ojiigaabaawadoon vti2 es
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shrink it (something sheet-like) in water

Paired with: ojiigaabaawazh vta



indoojiigaabaawadoon 1s - 0s ind; odoojiigaabaawadoon 3p - 0s ind; ojiigaabaawadood 3s - 0 conj; wejiigaabaawadood 3s - 0 ch-conj; ojiigaabaawadoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ojiigaabaawad-/

indoojiigaabaawadoon1s - 0s ind es
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odoojiigaabaawadoon3p - 0s ind es
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ojiigaabaawadood3s - 0 conj es
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wejiigaabaawadood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ojiigaabaawadoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-ojiigaabaawadoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ingii-ojiigaabaawadoon iwe imbabagiwayaan.

I shrank my shirt with hot water.
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ojiigaabaawadoon /ojiigaabaawad-/: /od-/
reach, draw close
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-aabaawad/
act on it with water, flood it

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